layout editorial 😌 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚎 (bliss) The verb nirva (Sanskrit) means 'to blow out', as when fire ceases to draw. Deprived of fuel, the fire of life is 'pacified'. When the mind has been curbed, one attains the 'peace of Nirvana'.